e46 330d 5th gear lean

e46 330d 5th gear lean

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kevburner

Original Poster:

164 posts

193 months

Saturday 3rd December 2022
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hi all

ive just replaced my e46 330d touring with a f30 330d m sport , the e46 been the family daily for over 10 years, now its in retirement i need to get some jobs done on it that have never really bothered me , the 5th gear lean is something i really want to get done i understatnd the gearbox has to come out and the indent pins need changing , can anyone recomend someone or somewhere in kent that can do this




dhutch

15,304 posts

204 months

Thursday 19th January 2023
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You can sort the detents without removing the box I believe. Atleast, my BMW guy did on mine.

kevburner

Original Poster:

164 posts

193 months

Friday 3rd February 2023
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really , the 5th gear indent pin ! i thought that was defo a box out job , please ask your bmw man to confirm

dhutch

15,304 posts

204 months

Friday 3rd February 2023
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Well, he did mine without removing the box, while saying that a lot of people claim it can't be done.

Cleaned it up, refitted it, and the issue when away completely.

Five years later, about a year ago, it has started sticking again occasionally, if this nothing like it was.

Car has done 190k miles. X reg 330ci.

kevburner

Original Poster:

164 posts

193 months

Sunday 5th February 2023
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ah i think the 330 petrol is a different gearbox to the derv 1